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Admiral David D. Porter, The Naval History of the Civil War. 385 63 Browse Search
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler 362 4 Browse Search
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 13. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) 87 1 Browse Search
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Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 7: recruiting in New England. (search)
ittle city of Charleston for eighteen months steadily, and we did not do $50,000 worth of actual damage; we did not kill as many men in Charleston as we burned tons of powder. There will be no more bombardments of forts even, since the fiasco of Porter at Forts Jackson and St. Philip. Bombardments as matters of importance in war will take their place with bayonet wounds and sword cuts. I was casting my eye the other day over a page of the consolidated report of the wounds received at the batably be the result of its occupation. Myself and staff went to work, each on a special kindred topic, to examine fully and with great care the relations of Texas to the war. The general was pleased to compliment our report. Meanwhile Captain David D. Porter had been for some time preparing a quantity of mortar vessels to bombard southern forts. Indeed he had reported that they were all ready, but he did not actually get them ready for months. The navy desired an expedition made against
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 8: from Hatteras to New Orleans. (search)
t delayed below forts Jackson and St. Philip Porter's mortar-boat fiasco cutting the chain cable sulted in the capture of the city:-- I. Captain Porter, with his fleet of twenty-one bomb-schoonefort had neither been disabled nor surrendered Porter received information the next morning by a pro small steamers belonging to the mortar fleet, Porter commanding,--the Harriet Lane, Westfield, Owasition so spent was wasted. Here I borrowed of Porter the Miami. She had been a New York ferry-boat near the Harriet Lane. This was the ram that Porter was so afraid of. Before this she had never mop, having no motive power. When reproached by Porter for this act of perfidy, the Confederate officactly how untruthfully and villanously Capt. David D. Porter behaved through this whole transaction he never replied to it:-- I have read Commander Porter's official report of the surrender of thet before the officers made a surrender to Commodore Porter and obtained from him better terms than h[15 more...]
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 11: military operations. (search)
e Confederacy, liberate New Orleans, be given Texas and capture Mexico Butler meets the emergency the forts strengthened justification found for firing on a French flat the loyal and disloyal citizens put on record all arms ordered given up Porter's bombardment of Vicksburg battle of Baton Rouge Admiral Porter's brother lying is a family Vice General Phelps' resignation General strong at Pontchatoula Louis Napoleon again Admiral Reynaud at New Orleans negro regiments organized WeAdmiral Porter's brother lying is a family Vice General Phelps' resignation General strong at Pontchatoula Louis Napoleon again Admiral Reynaud at New Orleans negro regiments organized Weitzel's expedition his objection to negro soldiers answered Twelfth Maine at Manchac pass The question must have arisen in the mind of the reader, in poring over the administration of these many civil affairs: Were military operations delayed while these things were being done? By no means. Farragut and myself were ordered to do two things, if we could; first, to open the Mississippi River; second, to capture Mobile. Now, the capture of Mobile was of no earthly military consequence to
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 17: Fort Fisher. (search)
No. 100. On the same day I telegraphed to Admiral Porter to hasten operations, as news which I had eceived word See Appendix No. 104. from Admiral Porter that he was all ready and would call on tht of Sunday. On Monday morning (the 19th) Admiral Porter signalled to me that as it was rough we cos and all that, should be arranged between Admiral Porter and Weitzel so that there should be no mis Weitzel and Colonel Comstock to urge upon Admiral Porter to run by the fort into Cape Fear River, but Porter said he could not do it because there was not enough water. Now, we had four vessels, blofficient water to permit them to come out. Yet Porter reported that the navy could not run in there or the fleet had come to anchor, and asked Admiral Porter what could be done. He informed me that hor inanimate, was injured by the explosion. Porter's admission that he was so afraid that it would fifty men in the fort on Christmas Day. Had Porter seen any of them go away? How could he suppos[85 more...]
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 18: why I was relieved from command. (search)
be seen that I had no right to publish my report without the permission of my superior; so that while the newspapers of the country were filled with extracts from Porter's reports and abusive criticisms of my conduct, I could not say one word as to what that conduct had been. It will be observed how promptly and kindly the Preside reason for my return was that I had no intrenching tools, which was untrue, as the report shows. It is a singular fact that this misstatement originated with Porter, who put it in his report of December 31. The fact was I had ordered that Weitzel should take quite a large quantity of intrenching tools, and as Grant thought tark nights only, in order to get by our blockading fleet. The pilots, in the darkest night, could take large blockade runners in through the narrow channel where Porter with all his officers and sixty vessels, four of which had been blockade runners captured there, could not get in in two days in the daylight, even after he had s
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Chapter 21: practice of the law. (search)
kes it the duty of the Secretary of the Navy, upon the capture of property, to see that it is brought before a prize court within three months, or the captor may bring suit in prize in any court after that time. The whole value of the property captured amounted to nearly two million dollars. Farragut was by far too busy fighting during the war to go around with a marking pot,--as Porter did, stencil-marking bales of cotton on shore in the Red River campaign: Captured by the U. S. Navy. D. D. Porter, --and, there being no district court in New Orleans, this property captured by Farragut could not by him be brought before a prize court there. After the close of the war, nothing having been done, Vice-Admiral Theodorus Bailey, second in command, called upon me and asked me to get the vessels and other property captured by himself and Farragut condemned as prizes. Accordingly, I filed libels in prize against the property in the supreme court of the district. The Secretary of the Na
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Appendix. (search)
ady. We are ready in every other respect. D. D. Porter, Rear Admiral. [no. 107. see page 783.]h, and Monday the 12th. On the 12th, Rear-Admiral Porter informed me that the naval fleet would othest sea. On the evening of the 18th, Admiral Porter came from Beaufort to the place of rendezvsible to land troops; and by the advice of Admiral Porter, communicated to me by letter, I directed e two or three miles above Fort Fisher. Admiral Porter was quite sanguine that he had silenced thn, Navy yard, Norfolk, Feb. 2, 1865. Rear-Admiral D. D. Porter, Commanding N. A. B. Squadron: Advery respectfully, your obedient servant, David D. Porter, Rear-Admiral. Conduct of the War, No. 5, p. 171. [no. 140. see page 818.] Porter's report of Dec. 29 to Hon. Gideon Welles, Secretary overy respectfully, your obedient servant, David D. Porter, Rear-Admiral. Conduct of the War, No. 5 and sincerely, Your obedient servant, David D. Porter. Porter's report of January 9, 1865. [30 more...]
Benjamnin F. Butler, Butler's Book: Autobiography and Personal Reminiscences of Major-General Benjamin Butler, Index. (search)
transport fleet renew coal and water at, 789; Porter replenishes ammunition at, 797, 798. Beaurer off, 785-786. Cape Lookout, rendezvous of Porter and Butler, 789-790. Carey, Major J. N., inark, Capt. H. C., messenger between Butler and Porter, 790; reference to, 889; on Butler's staff, 89ra, 761; reference to, 764; carries message to Porter, 791; tribute to, 899. Delta, New Orleans, for expedition against, 782; Butler waits for Porter, 785-787; fleet sails in sight of, 789; powder 798, 807; second expedition to, 807-808, 819; Porter quoted, 809, 812, 818, 819, 820; Colonel Lamb vestigating committee, 821; kindly feeling for Porter, 823; appoints Secretary of Navy, 823; reads P constitutional convention, 118. Half Moon, Porter attempts to silence battery,791. Hamlin, re5-86. Jeffers, reference to, 806; quoted upon Porter's report, 808. Johnson, Andrew, defence of Union forces occupy, 617; Butler confers with Porter at, 785; goods received and examined at, 843; [5 more...]